NCT07026409Active, not recruitingNot Applicable
Study of Epilepsy and Seizure in Elderly Patients in Sohag University Hospitals.
Conditions
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
- Enrollment
- 100
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Risk factors of epilepsy in elderly
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study underscores the importance of studying the etiology, clinical characteristics, and types of epilepsy in the elderly to improve diagnosis and management in our community.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Case Only
- Time Perspective
- Prospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 50 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •The diagnosis of epilepsy and epileptic seizures will be clinically established based on patient history, following the Glossary of Descriptive Terminology for Ictal Semiology by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Task Force on Classification and Terminology, as well as the Operational Classification of Seizure Types (ILAE, 2017).
Exclusion Criteria
- •• Inability to determine the onset of epilepsy or epileptic seizures, or a history of seizures occurring before the age of
- •Metabolic disturbances such as hypoglycemia, uremia, or electrolyte imbalances.
- •Patients who refuse to participate in the study.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Risk factors of epilepsy in elderly
Time Frame: Baseline
MRI brain for structural or pathological abnormalities
Etiology of epilepsy in elderly
Time Frame: Baseline
Electroencephalography for electrical changes.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Mostafa Elsayed Abdelwahab
Resident at Department of Neurology and Psychological Medicine Sohag university hospital.
Sohag University
Study Sites (1)
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